Favorite Bar in Ames

[TruClone]

Old Thumb's Up on Welch, especially on Thursday nights.

 

[Broodwich]

212 (I'll never call it the London Underground), Thumbs, Story City Legion Hall (I think they even used to have Old Style on tap? )

Legion Post #59. My favorite bar because it's a real short commute from the Broodwich family compound, cheap and has some great service.

Stop up on Wednesday nights for $1.25 tacos.

BTW, I installed the FREE WiFi there.

 

[GeronimusClone]

'99-'04
Mon: Micky's it was ladies night, and always had my friend get my drinks!
Tues: Paddy's for two for one
Wed: Start at Paddy's for buck burgers and bottles, and at 9 went to Sips for 75 cent captain and cokes!
Thur:Sips, ladies night (see Monday)
Fri: MoJazz for FAC, penny pitchers, then floated to where ever, so drunk I didn't care, Micky's for a while had $1 tallboys cans of Old Style, and 2 for 1 shots!
Sat: Went with the flow, mostly Cy's, Micky's and Sips

I get hung over just thinking about those days.
I seem to remember you in a fight one night outside of one of these bars:
Bouncer:
You want to go to jail?
Cyznutz Friend to bouncer:
You want to die?
Bouncer laughed, we went back in and drank.

 

[jlej731]

There aren't any fantastic bars in Ames - I just follow the specials or wherever everyone else is going for the night. I mostly go to Cy's - sometimes Element, Capones, Es Tas or Sips.

 

[GeronimusClone]

I miss college. Any night of the week you could get trashed on 10 bucks.

 

[MonsterBack]

That Place / Top o' the Town was a great place to go any night of the week.
And I was there on most of them.

 

[jj-cyclones]

So what I am hearing, after reading 8 pages, is that my favorite bars will not be around in a couple years?

Good lord, I haven't heard of half the bars you all are talking about...

I graduate in a month so I best make my memories now!

 

[GeronimusClone]

I wish Lumpy's was still open.

 

[DJK15]

My favorite bar back in college was Es Tas in the old hole-in-the-wall location. I've stopped by the new location a couple of times since graduation...it's nice, but just not the same.

 

[JP4CY]

Don't know if anyone has mentioned it yet but 6-7 years ago a good friend that lived on the northside got an owi and couldn't drive anywhere.
He started to talk about this bar, called it a diamond in the rough, the Meeting House. I had to go check it out. Beautiful women worked there, man oh man.
Probably haven't been there in a few years though but I really enjoyed it.

 

[CyCrazy]

I wish Lumpy's was still open.

+100,000,000 that bar was awesome with quarter draws on fridays and the nasty couches, and you know you could always go hoggin there:notworthy:

 

[GeronimusClone]

+100,000,000 that bar was awesome with quarter draws on fridays and the nasty couches, and you know you could always go hoggin there:notworthy:

I enjoy a bar where you can feel free to pee anywhere.

 

[cycloneryan]

Cy's, Mickey's, then Paddy's in that order.

 

[CyCrazy]

I enjoy a bar where you can feel free to pee anywhere.

:skeptical: what are u saying you could............i never did that

 

[Cyznutz]

I get hung over just thinking about those days.
I seem to remember you in a fight one night outside of one of these bars:
Bouncer:
You want to go to jail?
Cyznutz Friend to bouncer:
You want to die?
Bouncer laughed, we went back in and drank.

I miss those days...:yes:

 

[Cyznutz]

I enjoy a bar where you can feel free to pee anywhere.

And on the Gold Tee Game! I always laughed when people started to play it!!:biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh:

 

[Cyznutz]

You got drunk 6 nights a week?? Good lord.

Until I got really sick and couldn't talk for about 3 to 4 days. Fun times!!!

 

[DJK15]

+100,000,000 that bar was awesome with quarter draws on fridays and the nasty couches, and you know you could always go hoggin there:notworthy:

God I miss college... a quarter for a beer is hard to imagine these days.

 

[Cyznutz]

God I miss college... a quarter for a beer is hard to imagine these days.

I went out in Chicago two weeks ago and ordered a bottle and I **** myself when she said $4.50!!!! I total forgot how expensive it is in the city!

 

[davegilbertson]

I'm with you about That Place. I probably served you at some time. I worked there from the mid 70's through school. I still keep in touch with my old boss.
I found this site while looking for information on Granddaddy's. I client I was talking to said she saw U-2 there in 1980 for a $3 cover. Claims to have had conversations with all the members.
In dog-town I lived above the Cave-In Lounge (next to the fire station) for a year (1974-75), very popular and fun. The Library Bar was just up the street towards the Towers.
My preference was always That Place though, even when I wasn't working. I went to other downtown bars when there was no good Foosball opposition at That Place.

My mom and dad were managers at Cave-in and then my dad lived in the apts above Cy's that turned into Lost & Found Lounge.